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Halloween happenings (for adults) hit Shell Beach

Written on 25 Oct, 2011 in Discovered, Featured | 3 comments

If you’re trying to catch that Halloween spirit and you’ve already seen “Paranormal Activity 3,” then you should be checking out the tricks and treats being served up at Marisol at The Cliffs in Shell Beach over the next few... (Continue reading)

Occupy SLO withdraws support for courthouse lawn occupation

Written on 25 Oct, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 134 comments

Occupy San Luis Obispo has withdrawn support for the campground style occupation of the San Luis Obispo Superior Courthouse lawn on Monterey Street, and a former member of the organization has allegedly called the police to request a breakup of... (Continue reading)

Lawsuit filed over Cal Poly president’s salary

Written on 25 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 6 comments

UPDATE:  The lawsuit filed by Lillian Taiz was dismissed today by a judge in Los Angeles Superior Court. ORIGINAL STORY: A lawsuit against the California State University (CSU) system has been filed in Los Angeles, claiming that administrators broke the state’s... (Continue reading)

Supervisor Gibson’s failures to disclose

Written on 25 Oct, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 64 comments

By KAREN VELIE Bruce Gibson, a San Luis Obispo county supervisor who boasted on his campaign website that he advocates transparency, is under fire for failing to disclose some of his assets as required by law. State law requires that... (Continue reading)

Rand retracts controversial marijuana and crime study

Written on 25 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

The Rand Corp. on Monday retracted a controversial report on crime around Los Angeles medical marijuana clinics after discovering major flaws in the study’s methodology. [LA Times] The Santa Monica research institution, one of the most prestigious in the nation,... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach Clam Festival, event photos

Written on 25 Oct, 2011 in Eye on the Coast | One comment

The 65th Annual Pismo Beach Clam Festival included a world-famous clam chowder cook-off, live music, entertainment, and vendors soaking in the sun by the beach. If you would like to buy a high resolution print of any of these photos,... (Continue reading)

Woman, 74, seriously beaten

Written on 25 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

A 74-year-old California Valley woman was allegedly beaten by her former boyfriend so severely Sunday that she had to be airlifted to a hospital, authorities said. After receiving a 911 call, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a... (Continue reading)

Time to eliminate the federal corporate tax

Written on 25 Oct, 2011 in Featured, Opinion | 78 comments

OPINION By GORDON MULLIN The unemployment rate remains stuck around 10 percent; higher for youth and minorities. Incomes are stagnant and the greatest wealth creation machine in history, the U.S. economy, is jammed in neutral.  You can hear the gears... (Continue reading)

Possible homicide at base of Cerro San Luis Mountain

Written on 24 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Police are investigating the discovery of a San Luis Obispo man found dead at the base of Cerro San Luis Mountain near Lincoln Street and Mountain View as a possible homicide. After receiving a 911 call from a mountain biker on... (Continue reading)

CBS’s Pierpoint dies in Santa Barbara

Written on 24 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Television news giant Robert Pierpoint died Saturday in Santa Barbara. He was 86. The California native made his reporting reputation with CBS during the Korean War in the early 1950s, and went on to report for the network on six... (Continue reading)